By Quindlen Anna
Quindlen Anna, 2005
Β«ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡ Ρ Ρ Π»Π΅Π±Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈΒ» Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π° ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΈ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Ρ Π Π΅Π±Π΅ΠΊΠΊΠΈ ΠΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Ρ, ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°, ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π»ΠΈ Π΅Π΅ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΠΈΠ½Π΅ΠΉ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½. ΠΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠΏΠ°Π΄, ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ°Π±ΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π° Π±Π΅ΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ· Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π° Π² Π³Π»ΡΡΡ. Π’Π°ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½Π° Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ² ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ, β ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ.
ΠΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π»ΡΠ±Π²ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΎΡΠΌΡΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ. Π Π΅Π±Π΅ΠΊΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ, ΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΡ, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ β Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²Π·Π³Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎ-Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ. ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΡ Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡ Π² Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Ρ .
Quindlen Anna, 2005
Still Life with Bread Crumbs opens with an imagined gunshot and culminates in the installation of a new tin roof, framing the story of Rebecca Winter, a photographer celebrated for empowering women through her work. As her career wanes and financial stability falters, she retreats from the city to a remote locale. There, she discovers, in an unexpected encounter with a roofer named Jim Bates, that life extends beyond the confines of her camera lens.
This narrative explores themes of reinvention, unexpected connections, and the search for meaning in everyday life. Rebecca's journey highlights the importance of embracing change and finding beauty in simplicity. The novel delves into the complexities of human relationships and the transformative power of self-discovery, offering readers a poignant reflection on life's unpredictable nature.